Jim

If you just accept the method that Steve has suggested, you will save yourself a lot of grief. After a while it becomes second nature and just do it without even thinking. Like Ctrl clicking on one object in a group then pressing the Tab key to toggle through each object in the group.

Xara has its idiosyncrasies, as do all programs. When you accept what they are and learn how to work around them, things will all make more sense.